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WUH721816ALE6L4 16TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 58.1% (830th of 1080)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WUH721816ALE6L4
Poor: 28%Average: 58.1% Great: 65%

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Average average bench

The WDC WUH721816ALE6L4 16TB averaged 41.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 441MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WUH721816ALE6L4 16TB is 36.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WUH721816ALE6L4 16TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 15MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 14.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 83058.1%
Min Avg Max
310 Read 441 487
37.6 Write 385 456
96.6 Mixed 154 184
225 SusWrite 441 486
79.7% 355 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.2 4K Read 25.8 32.9
6.6 4K Write 11.7 13.3
0.8 4K Mixed 2.01 2.5
47.8% 13.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.3 DQ Read 15 17
11.4 DQ Write 14.4 15.7
8 DQ Mixed 9.74 12.6
8.67% 13 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
8TB free
Firmware: PCGNW680
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 214 226 229 229 228 MB/s
28% Poor
Read 310
Write 37.6
Mixed 96.6
SusWrite 225
37% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 0.8
6% 2.87 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,400,287 SSDs tested

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Gaming 54%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 49%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING - $140

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $145Bench 87%, 349,567 samples883x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $83Bench 85%, 299,482 samples875x
Core i5-8400Intel  $140Bench 82%, 312,220 samples386x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples306x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples303x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples281x
SSD
WUH721816ALE6L4 16TBWDCBench 58%, 8 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $69Bench 82%, 134,977 samples600x
BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GBCrucialBench 82%, 12,603 samples220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $36Bench 77%, 131,007 samples157x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $472

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